Object | Moon | Triton |
---|---|---|
Type | Rocky satellite | Rocky satellite |
Age | 4.53 billion years | 4.53 billion years |
Diameter | 3,474 km | 2,706 km |
Mean radius | 1,737 km | 1,353 km |
Mass | 7.34 × 1022 kg | 2.13 × 1022 kg |
Orbital period | 27 days | 5.87 days |
Surface temperature (average) |
220 K -53 °C -63 °F |
38 K -235.2 °C -391.3 °F |
Surface gravity | 1.6 m/s² | 0.77 m/s² |
Mean density | 3.3 g/cm3 | 2.06 g/cm3 |
Orbital distance | 384,402 km | 354,759 km |
Circumference | 10,921 km | 8,501 km |
Surface area | 37 million km² | 37 million km² |
Volume | 2.19 × 1010 km3 | 2.3 × 107 km3 |
Escape velocity | 2.3 km/s | 1.45 km/s |
Average orbital speed | 1.02 km/s | 4.39 km/s |
Semi major axis | 384 thousands km | 354 thousands km |
Inclination | 5.1° | 129.8° |
Surface pressure | 10−7 Pa | 1.4 Pa |
Atmosphere composition | argon, helium, neon |
nitrogen, methane |
Crust composition | 45% silica, 19% alumina, 14% lime, 10% iron, 2% titanium dioxide, 0.6% sodium oxide |
55% nitrogen ice, 35% water ice, 10% frozen carbon dioxide, rock, metal |
Distance from the Milky Way center | 27,200 light years | 27,200 light years |